MUSIC MATTERS lecture: How the West Was Smooth (full video)

The West Coast sound is one of the most appreciated genres of music around the world today. Artists such as Toto, Boz Scaggs, Fleetwood Mac, Ambrosia, Pablo Cruise, Bill LaBounty and Steely Dan, to name a few, have influenced a new generation of NuCoast bands from Scandinavia, France, England, New Zealand, and even Brazil. In the late 50s, New York was still the main hub of the music industry. But by the time the sixties ended, the center had shifted to L.A. Join Erik Mattox, host of Asheville FM’s The WestCoast Breeze, as he gives you the lowdown on how the 60s folk and country rock scene in the Canyon transitioned into the smooth sounds of West Coast music of the late 70s and early 80s.